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Early and Late Cucumbers. Three-light Boxes for October sowing. The boxes should be made of good seasoned deal, one inch and a half thick, ten feet seven inches long, four feet three inches wide, and...
Early and late Melons. Boxes and Lights for the first early Melons. The wood-work should be of the same thickness, as those directed for early cucumbers, and the boxes of the same length; but two feet...
Early and Late Melons. For early melons have three loads of dung for a three-light box; but if you have previously grown early cucumbers, the old linings will be useful for the melon bed, by mixing a...
Late Cucumber. The proper time to sow for late cucumbers, that is, such as are grown in boxes and lights, and have no necessity for linings, is from the middle of March to the middle of April; and aft...
Hand-glass Cucumber. The best time to sow for the hand-glass cucumber is from the middle of April to the beginning of May; though they may be sown from the tenth of April until the middle of May; and...
For Plants sown in October, November, December, and January. Four loads of dung will be sufficient for a three-light box, and the same in proportion to the number you intend to make use of. Let it be...
To be sown in the beginning of the Month. As this is the season in which Gardeners in general sow seed for cucumbers, it will be necessary to take notice of a few directions which vary from the Octobe...
To be sown from the 10th to the 20th of the Month. One load of horse-dung, or twenty barrows-full, will be sufficient for a one-light box, and let it be put together at least three weeks before making...
Save space and improve airflow by training cucumbers up strong supports.